bludge

verb

Definition of bludgenext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in to cadge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludge
  1. cadge
  2. mooch
  3. beg
  4. pray
  5. sponge
  6. conjure
  7. implore
  8. beseech
Verb
  • To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Most reporters struggled to cadge a ride to the more distant fronts with the dirty soldiers who kept Franco’s forces at bay.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of cadge
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • On top of that, Nico is also, quite obviously, just mooching off/clinging to Mindy because he got cut off by his family.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of mooch
Verb
  • The hardest part, however, is to ignore the part that’s right in front of your face, begging you to pay attention to it at the expense of everything else.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Most resort to begging, performing on the streets, doing manual labor for low pay, scavenging for scraps, or selling drugs.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
Definition of beg
Verb
  • His team, and others, should pray this setback is little more than a footnote, rather than a new chapter of Vingegaard’s book.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The Jewish community had supported the creation of a synagogue in part because of fears that Jewish inmates, who had previously prayed in the prison’s hospital, would be converted while inside.
    — Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of pray
Verb
  • Next, grab the baking soda and sprinkle on a damp rag or sponge and gently wipe down the shower door and tracks.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
  • Using a damp cloth or sponge, wipe down the inside of the oven.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
Definition of sponge
Verb
  • But in making one of those abusers a New York mogul with an appalling interest in underage girls, Meriwether knowingly conjures the ghost of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • The Odyssey’s Circe Is the Best Female Character Nolan Has Ever Written Nolan’s never been great at writing women, but what doesn’t exist on the page Samantha Morton conjures through a tricksy, powerhouse performance.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of conjure
Verb
  • During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026
  • Growing up on a farm in Dunnigan in rural Yolo County, located 25 miles from the Sacramento International Airport off I-5, Hernandez was implored by his father, Hugo Hernandez, to keep busy.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of implore
Verb
  • The play is set in a lecture hall in 1890, as Theo (played by Pasternak) recounts his memories of Vincent and beseeches the audience — and the world — to understand his brother.
    — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 2 May 2026
  • Some Cypress Village residents are beseeching the city to keep it that way, even as the HOA applies to let the pickle balling resume.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of beseech
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